To flat out, to fail from a promising beginning; to make a bad ending;
to disappoint expectations. [Colloq.]
Flat"bill` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They
belong to the family of flycatchers.
Flat"boat` (?), n. A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used
for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.
Flat"-bot`tomed (?), a. Having an even lower surface or bottom; as, a
flat-bottomed boat.
Flat"-cap` (?), n. A kind of low- crowned cap formerly worn by all
classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; --
hence, a citizen of London. Marston.
Flat"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any fish of the family PleuronectidÊ; esp.,
the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the
body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the
flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder.
Flat" foot` (?). (Med.) A foot in which the arch of the instep is
flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground;
also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot;
splayfoot.
Flat"-foot`ed, a. 1. Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the
instep.